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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Scotland · Local authority
Moray
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Moray. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates7,579Searchable applications
240Recorded as pending
95%Approval rate · 6,507 approved or refused records
317Refused applications
6,190 approved · 317 refused · 588 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 16 Mar 2017 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Climate Change & BiodiversityContact planning Contact DetailsLocal plan Moray Local Development Plan 2020Conservation areas Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas & Archaeology
Council contacts
- Planning enquiries03001234561Council source
- Planning enquiriesdevelopment.control@moray.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland. Contains Historic Environment Scotland and Ordnance Survey data © Historic Environment Scotland – Scottish Charity No. SC045925 © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data is indicative and may not contain the latest designations.
More application records
- Decided21/01506/APP
Retrospective consent to erect a garden building at
40 West Cathcart Street Buckie Moray AB56 1PP
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Unknown21/01515/PNOT
Demolish dwellinghouse at
Dorran House Lower Cabrach Huntly Moray AB54 4EU
Received 28 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01516/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
24 Seafield Place Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4TE
Received 28 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01522/APP
Alter garages to create 2no workshop unit and installation of 2no electric car charging points at
Armstrong Garages Linksview Place Linksview Findhorn Moray
Received 29 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01523/APP
Alter and extend dwellinghouse at
22 Lodge View Hopeman Elgin Moray IV30 5TS
Received 29 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01524/APP
Retrospective consent to erect a summer house at
Morven View 42 Lower Blantyre Street Cullen Buckie Moray AB56 4RQ
Received 29 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01525/APP
Alterations to shop front at
28 South Street Elgin Moray IV30 1JX
Received 29 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01526/APP
Alter and extend at
Upper Tominachty Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9QR
Received 29 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01532/APP
Change the use from retail to cafe at
126 High Street Forres Moray IV36 1NP
Received 30 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01533/APP
Design alterations to dwellinghouse approved under ref 21/00910/APP on Plot 2 on
Site Of Beach Bar Commerce Street Lossiemouth Moray IV31 6BW
Received 30 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01534/APP
Revise house design access route and plot boundaries on ref 18/00555/APP to erect dwellinghouse and garage on
Site At Newton Elgin Moray
Received 30 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01535/APP
Erect a replacement dwellinghouse with integral garage at
Ringorm Heights Craigellachie Moray
Received 30 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01536/APP
Erect ancillary accommodation at
Pluscarden Abbey Pluscarden Elgin Moray IV30 8UA
Received 30 Sept 2021 - Decided21/01543/CLP
Confirmation that planning permission 12/01516/APP for Erect holiday chalet provide temporary caravan accommodation during construction and increase plot size as approved on 31 October 2012 remains live and extant and continued implementation of this permission as detailed on the approved drawings (12/01516/APP and associated Non-material alteration) would be lawful at
Tigh Na Greine Mosstowie Elgin Moray IV30 8XE
Received 1 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01544/CLP
Confirmation that planning permission 11/00826/APP for a new dwellinghouse as approved on 26 August 2011 remains live and extant and therefore the construction of the dwellinghouse shown on the approved drawings (11/00826/APP and the associated Non-material alteration) would be lawful development at
Tigh Na Greine Mosstowie Elgin Moray IV30 8XE
Received 1 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01545/APP
Change of use of bakery to restaurant and hot food takeaway with flat above and 2 no low cost housing units to the rear
9 New Street Rothes Aberlour Moray AB38 7BQ
Received 1 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01546/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Plot 3 Easter Whitewreath Longmorn Elgin Moray
Received 1 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01547/APP
Alter extend and refurbish existing semi-detached property to form a single dwelling at
2-3 Kennels Cottages Fochabers Moray IV32 7PQ
Received 1 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01548/LBC
Alter extend and refurbish existing semi-detached property to form a single dwelling at
2-3 Kennels Cottages Fochabers Moray IV32 7PQ
Received 1 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01549/APP
Extend dwellinghouse at
11 Golf Crescent Hopeman Elgin Moray IV30 5TL
Received 1 Oct 2021 - Unknown21/01554/PNOT
Erect an agricultural building at
Site At Wood Of Buchromb Craigellachie Aberlour
Received 1 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01558/LBC
Internal alterations to top floor and west wing at
Arndilly House Craigellachie Aberlour Moray AB38 9QS
Received 4 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01559/APP
Proposed attic conversion at
12 Fleurs Road Elgin Moray IV30 1TA
Received 4 Oct 2021 - Decided21/01560/APP
Erect dwellinghouse on
Plot 3 Minduff Drybridge Buckie Moray
Received 4 Oct 2021
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Moray, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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